WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., once a rising Democratic star whose political fortunes imploded over the use of campaign finances to support lavish personal spending, was sentenced to 30 months in prison on Wednesday. “I misled the American people,” Jackson, 48, said before U.S. District Judge Amy Berman Jackson imposed the term, which also included an order for restitution and community service. The ex-Illinois lawmaker’s wife, Sandi, received a 12-month sentence for her role in her husband’s…Read more